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Clinton's Numbers Climbing

A new USA Today poll shows 53 percent of voters would support a Hillary Clinton presidential run.

29 percent were "very likely" to vote for Clinton for president in 2008; 24 percent were "somewhat likely." Seven percent were "not very likely" and 39 percent were "not at all likely" to vote for Clinton. Her strong support has risen by 8 percentage points, and her strong opposition has dropped by 5 points since the same question was asked in June 2003.

USA Today says:

“Clinton commands as much strong support — but more strong opposition — as George W. Bush did in a Newsweek poll in November 1998, two years before the 2000 election. She is in slightly stronger position than then-vice president Al Gore, the eventual 2000 Democratic nominee, was in 1998.”

[Posted 05/27 09:39 AM]